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Mercury is the closest planet in our [[Solar System]] to the [[Sun]]. Mercury is a barren, rocky planet that that is littered with craters. The solid ground and low gravity make it ideal for a spaceship landing. The planet to this date has only been visited by two unmanned probes probes.
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Earth
 
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Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and is the closest to the sun. The orbital period is 87.975 days. The rotation of Mercury is tidally locked with the sun in a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance. So, an observer on Mercury would see one solar day every two Mercurian years. Mercury's axial tilt is only about <sup>1</sup>/<sub>30</sub>°, and its orbital eccentricity is the largest of the eight planets at 0.20563.
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:EarthScrshot.jpg|240px]]
 
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Mercury is a rocky planet appearing much like the moon and has virtually no atmosphere (none is modeled in Orbiter), and has no natural satellites.
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Earth in Orbiter'''
 
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Mercury was visited in 1974 and 1975 by Mariner 10 in two flybys and was again visited by MESSENGER spacecraft orbiting Mercury from 2011 to 2015 when it was deorbited. There is a plan for the BepiColombo spacecraft to visit in 2025.
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
 
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The stock Mercury in Orbiter 2016 has a large cone-shaped hole at the North Pole.
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|width="30%"|Name||align="right" width="30%"|Earth
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Sun
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|width="30%"|Number of satellites||align="right" width="30%"|1
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Physical parameters*
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="50%"|5.974×10<sup>24</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Mean Radius||align="right" width="50%"|6.371×10<sup>6</sup> m
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|width="30%"|Gravitational moments||align="right" width="50%"|J<sub>2</sub>=1082.6269×10<sup>-6</sup><br>J<sub>3</sub>=-2.51×10<sup>-6</sup><br>J<sub>4</sub>=-1.6×10<sup>-6</sup><br>J<sub>5</sub>-0.15×10<sup>-6</sup>
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|width="30%"|Siderial day||align="right" width="30%"|8.616×10<sup>4</sup> s
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|width="30%"|Orbital period||align="right" width="30%"|3.159×10<sup>7</sup> s<br>(365.625 days)
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|width="30%"|Obliquity of ecliptic||align="right" width="30%"|23.44°
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|width="30%"|Atmosphere||align="right" width="30%"|Yes
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Atmosphere*
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|width="30%"|Atmosphere model||align="right" width="30%"|J71G
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|width="30%"|Surface Pressure||align="right" width="30%"|101.3 KPa
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|width="30%"|Surface Density||align="right" width="30%"|1.225 kg/m<sup>3</sup>
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|width="30%"|Specific gas constant||align="right" width="30%"|286.91 J/(K kg)
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|width="30%"|Specific heat ratio||align="right" width="30%"|1.40
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Osculating elements (ecliptic frame)*
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|width="30%"|Semi-major axis||align="right" width="30%"|1.4971×10<sup>11</sup> m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity||align="right" width="30%"|0.015958
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|width="30%"|Inclination||align="right" width="30%"| 0°
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|width="30%"|Longitude of ascending node||align="right" width="30%"| 141.13°
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis||align="right" width="30%"|103.41°
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|width="30%"|Mean Longitude||align="right" width="30%"| 260.75°
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Ecliptic position from primary*
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|width="30%"|Longitude||align="right" width="30%"| 261.444°
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|width="30%"|Latitude||align="right" width="30%"| 0.003°
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|width="30%"|Radial distance||align="right" width="30%"| 1.519×10<sup>11</sup> m
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Orbiter 2016
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Revision as of 11:48, 12 June 2021

Earth
EarthScrshot.jpg
Earth in Orbiter
Designation
Name Earth
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 1
Physical parameters*
Mass 5.974×1024 kg
Mean Radius 6.371×106 m
Gravitational moments J2=1082.6269×10-6
J3=-2.51×10-6
J4=-1.6×10-6
J5-0.15×10-6
Siderial day 8.616×104 s
Orbital period 3.159×107 s
(365.625 days)
Obliquity of ecliptic 23.44°
Atmosphere Yes
Atmosphere*
Atmosphere model J71G
Surface Pressure 101.3 KPa
Surface Density 1.225 kg/m3
Specific gas constant 286.91 J/(K kg)
Specific heat ratio 1.40
Osculating elements (ecliptic frame)*
Semi-major axis 1.4971×1011 m
Eccentricity 0.015958
Inclination
Longitude of ascending node 141.13°
Longitude of periapsis 103.41°
Mean Longitude 260.75°
Ecliptic position from primary*
Longitude 261.444°
Latitude 0.003°
Radial distance 1.519×1011 m
Note *Elements given are from Orbiter 2016